Sulfur has been known since as early as the 2000 B.C. by pagan priests. It was used as a fumigant or incense back then. Until much later sulfur was commonly referred to as brimstone, even in the bible. The ancient Chinese were very interested in Sulfur, and used it as a component of gunpowder. Early scientists thought Sulfur was a compound, until Antoine Lavoisier helped convince everyone that it was an element.
History of Sulfur
Sulfur has been known since as early as the 2000 B.C. by pagan priests. It was used as a fumigant or incense back then. Until much later sulfur was commonly referred to as brimstone, even in the bible. The ancient Chinese were very interested in Sulfur, and used it as a component of gunpowder. Early scientists thought Sulfur was a compound, until Antoine Lavoisier helped convince everyone that it was an element.